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Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature

Basic Info

Feature Name Palus Somni
Clean Name Palus Somni
Feature ID 4567
Target Moon
Feature Type Palus, paludes

Location


Coordinate System Planetographic, +East, -180 - 180
Northmost Latitude 15.38 °
Southmost Latitude 12.03 °
Eastmost Longitude 46.93 °
Westmost Longitude 41.82 °
Diameter 163.45 km
Center Latitude 13.69 °
Center Longitude 44.72 °
Northmost Latitude 15.44 °
Southmost Latitude 12.03 °
Eastmost Longitude 46.93 °
Westmost Longitude 41.82 °
Diameter 163.45 km
Center Latitude 13.69 °
Center Longitude 44.72 °
Northmost Latitude 14.40 °
Southmost Latitude 13.10 °
Eastmost Longitude 47.00 °
Westmost Longitude 42.70 °
Diameter 143.00 km
Center Latitude 14.10 °
Center Longitude 45.00 °
Quad LAC-61 [pdf]

Status and Origin

Approval Status Adopted by IAU
Approval Date 1935
Continent Europe
Culture Latin
Origin "Marsh of Sleep."
Reference [66] - Named Lunar Formations, by Mary A. Blagg and K. Müller: Percy Lund, Humphries and Co. Ltd., London, 1935.
Updated Oct 18, 2010 12:00 PM

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